National Aug 30, 2019

In unusual move, Japan names Yomiuri Chairman Kojiro Shiraishi ambassador to Switzerland

Business / Corporate Aug 30, 2019

Fire breaks out at Toyota's HQ in Aichi; no one injured

Business / Economy Aug 30, 2019

Japan alarmed by growing U.S.-China trade war's impact on global economy: Cabinet Office report

Business Aug 30, 2019

Japan approves first export of hydrogen fluoride to South Korea since controls tightened

Business Aug 30, 2019

Chief of U.N. agricultural fund warns Africa could face food shortages as populations grow

by Reiji Yoshida

Business / Economy Aug 30, 2019

Japan's jobless rate hit 26-year low in July amid labor shortage

Business / Financial Markets | CURRENCY MARKET Aug 30, 2019

Dollar rises above ¥106.50 in Tokyo on news of U.S.-China ministerial talks

National / Politics | ANALYSIS Aug 30, 2019

TICAD closes with effort by Japan to differentiate its African investment projects from China's

by Reiji Yoshida

World Aug 30, 2019

Last kaiser's heirs fight for riches once lost behind Iron Curtain

National Aug 30, 2019

Japan's emergency advisories are too complex and hard to understand, even for fluent Japanese speakers, experts say

by Magdalena Osumi

Asia Pacific Aug 30, 2019

Xi and Duterte fail to reach agreement on South China Sea issue

National / Politics | Regional Voices: Hokkaido Aug 30, 2019

In Hokkaido, Japan's youngest governor seen as 'safe driver,' but critics want him to go off script

National | Regional Voices: Kyushu Aug 30, 2019

Remains of North Korean spy vessel crew rest alongside war victims in Kagoshima

Business / Corporate | Regional voices: Chubu Aug 30, 2019

When it comes to foreign hires, restaurant chains in Japan's Chubu region are taking a long view

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 30, 2019

Sinking feeling: Philippine cities facing 'slow-onset disaster'

Business Aug 30, 2019

Volvo unit's autonomous truck goes the distance in test as Hokkaido faces driver shortage

Business Aug 30, 2019

Late-night arrivals at Narita about to get easier with extra trains and buses

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Aug 30, 2019

Twenty years after independence, China eager to help cash-strapped East Timor

Business Aug 30, 2019

Peach Aviation becomes first Japanese carrier to scale back services to South Korea amid row

National Aug 30, 2019

U.S. Marines to go ahead with transfer to Guam in 2024, Okinawa Gov. Tamaki says

Business / Financial Markets Aug 30, 2019

Tokyo Stock Exchange emerges as global frontrunner for Saudi's Aramco IPO

Business / Financial Markets | TSE DATA & REPORT Aug 30, 2019

Tokyo stocks surge to 20,704 on latest bout of optimism on U.S-China trade

National Aug 30, 2019

Japan seeks record ¥5.32 trillion defense budget with new focus on space and cyberspace

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Aug 30, 2019

China's CO2 emission targets jeopardized by U.S. trade war, its senior climate change official says

World / Politics Aug 30, 2019

Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare

Business Aug 30, 2019

FTC compiles draft guidelines for tighter regulations on tech giants and use of customer data

National Aug 30, 2019

Unlike 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Rugby World Cup to allow smoking in designated areas at stadiums

National Aug 30, 2019

Transgender worker sues Osaka hospital after supervisor told colleagues she transitioned to female

Business Aug 30, 2019

Protocol amending Japan-U.S. tax treaty finally goes into effect

National Aug 30, 2019

For countries to grow, health care must come first, WHO's Africa director says on TICAD sidelines

by Ryusei Takahashi

Business / Economy Aug 30, 2019

Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump

National Aug 30, 2019

Tests of new Haneda airport flight path carried out over central Tokyo

Business / Tech Aug 30, 2019

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone at Sept. 10 event

National Aug 30, 2019

New York state education department urges schools to also refer to Sea of Japan as 'East Sea'

National Aug 30, 2019

Ehime governor reveals bundle of decaying bills, received anonymously in January, is worth ¥106 million

Asia Pacific Aug 30, 2019

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong among three arrested before weekend protests

National Aug 30, 2019

Another window from U.S. military helicopter falls off, this time into sea off Okinawa

National Aug 30, 2019

Tokyo stays on top for third year, with Osaka No. 3 in ranking of world's safest cities

Business | ANALYSIS Aug 30, 2019

Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire in long run

by Makiko Yamazaki and Heekyong Yang

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 30, 2019

Myanmar lacks 'will' to repatriate Rohingya and hasn't dismantled refugee camps, Bangladesh says

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 30, 2019

Violent protest erupts in capital of Indonesia's Papua

World / Politics Aug 30, 2019

Court bids launched to block Johnson's move to halt U.K. Parliament ahead of Brexit

Business Aug 30, 2019

EU extends tariffs on Chinese bicycles, fearing import flood

World / Science & Health Aug 30, 2019

In first, brain waves detected in lab-grown mini-brains derived from adult stem cells

Business / Economy Aug 30, 2019

U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for halt to China tariffs and resumed talks

Business Aug 30, 2019

Huawei under probe by U.S. prosecutors over new allegations of tech theft, WSJ reports

World / Politics Aug 30, 2019

Trump may block $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, officials say

World / Science & Health Aug 30, 2019

Idaho artifacts show human presence in Americas 16,600 years ago during Ice Age

World / Crime & Legal Aug 30, 2019

U.S. officials defend new citizenship rules for some military families

World Aug 30, 2019

Regime forces inch forward in northwest Syria, claiming more civilian lives, observer says

Commentary / Japan Aug 30, 2019

Scrap scientifically unsound quake forecasts

by Robert J. Geller

Editorials Aug 30, 2019

Boris Johnson takes a bold, dangerous, step

Commentary / World Aug 30, 2019

Climate crisis should top the agenda at global forums

by Vinod Thomas

Reader Mail Aug 30, 2019

Trump betrays his ignorance of Asia

TV | 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps Aug 30, 2019

Ep. 13 'All or Nothing'

by Alyssa I. Smith

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 30, 2019

Lions pull within a game of PL-leading Hawks

More Sports / Judo Aug 30, 2019

Shori Hamada, Aaron Wolf reach podium but miss top spots at world championships

Soccer / J. League Aug 30, 2019

Diego Oliveira, Yojiro Takahagi guide FC Tokyo past Grampus

Basketball Aug 30, 2019

In Shanghai, Japan begins final preparations for FIBA World Cup

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Rugby Aug 30, 2019

Former captain Brian O'Driscoll backs Irish to end slump before Rugby World Cup

by Andrew McKirdy

Rugby Aug 30, 2019

Top League season to begin on Jan. 12

Rugby Aug 30, 2019

Naoya Okubo to become first Japanese head coach in Super Rugby history

Rugby Aug 30, 2019

Pacific nations back in spotlight but old problems still remain

Rugby Aug 30, 2019

Economist Niven Winchester predicts teams' chances of winning Rugby World Cup

More Sports / Gymnastics Aug 30, 2019

Mai Murakami to retire after 2020 Tokyo Olympics